Women's Hockey Game Notes Vol. VII | Page 3

MARIAN HOCKEY LAST 10 W L L W W L L L L T T W W W W T W W W L HISTORY: The Saints lead the all-time series against Marian 6-0 ... In last year’s games, St. Scholastica won by scores of 7-2 and 4-2 STORYLINES BIG STORY: There isn’t another team in Division III that operates at a higher scoring frequency than St. Scholastica. Averaging 5.27 goals per game, Marian will be pushed to their limits this weekend, namely junior goaltender Amanda Alexander, who enters the weekend with a .915 save percentage. - - - TEAM SCOPE - - MARIAN: An up and down first half has the Sabres in an interesting position. With their sweep of Finlandia, they have put themselves in a position to earn a spot in the Slaats Cup Playoffs, but the team has shown promise at times eluding to the possibility of earning the fourth or fifth seed in the tournament. Offensive production will need to continue to improve as the Sabres are averaging only 2.55 goals a game, compared to the 2.91 goals they are allowing on average. ST. SCHOLASTICA: With a lock on three of the top four spots in the scoring race, the Saints have taken the Division III world by storm. Their high-potent offense is matched by a stout defense, that is averaging only 2.00 goals allowed per game, resulting in a +3.27 goal differential. Just before the holiday break, the Saints split their weekend series with Adrian, winning on Friday 7-3 before falling on Saturday 3-2. WHO’S HOT: A newcomer to the 2013-14 squad, junior Nina Laurie has led her team in the last five games with a goal and two assists ... Teammate Amanda Waigand has added two goals in her last five games... In their last five, the Waidacher sisters have totaled 12 points a piece ... Nina, a junior, has five goals and seven assists, while her sister, Isabel, a freshman, has six goals and six assists ... Senior Michelle Fischer has chipped in a goal and five assists, bringing her season assist total to 18. GP RECORD HOME AWAY G/G GA/G PP% PK% PIM/G 11 3-7-1 2-1-1 1-6-0 2.55 2.91 15% 93% 8.0 11 8-1-2 4-1-1 4-0-1 5.27 2.00 41% 84% 9.5 MUSabreAthletics @MUSabres MUSabres SabreAthletics